MANCHESTER. Manchester City finds its way back against Brighton & Hove Albion with an own goal from A. Khusanov 48′ and a goal on the P. Estupiñán 21′. Manchester City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the support of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.95 degrees Celsius or 46.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester City

2 - 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

• 60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

• 11 Total 15
• 3 On Target 3
• 7 Off Target 10
• 1 Shots blocked 2

• 75 Attack 59
• 56 Dangerous attack 34
• 66 Ball safe 61

• 9 Free Kicks 10
• 1 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 5
• 1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 10 Total 10
• 2 Yellow Cards 5
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 60% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Manchester City to win the match​.

Manchester City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 15 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Sávio and Jérémy Doku). Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 5 yellow cards (Kaoru Mitoma, João Pedro, Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer and Carlos Baleba).

Standings

After playing this match, Manchester City has 48 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion has 47 points like Newcastle United to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host Leicester City on the 2nd of April with a 15-5 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (9 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Aston Villa on the 1st of April with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (6 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

G

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

6.4

G

Ederson 31.Brazil

D

Rico Lewis 82.England

6.5

D

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

6.8

D

Joško Gvardiol 24.Croatia

7.1

D

Abdukodir Khusanov 45.Uzbekistan

6.5

M

İlkay Gündoğan 19.Germany

7.2

M

Omar Marmoush 7.Egypt

8.1

86' 39'

M

Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium

6.6

61'

M

Nico González 14.Spain

6.5

M

Sávio 26.Brazil

6.1

58' 15'

F

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

6.9

11'

Substitutes

G

Scott Carson 33.England

D

Vitor Reis 22.Brazil

M

Jack Grealish 10.England

M

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

86'

M

James McAtee 87.England

M

Mateo Kovačić 8.Croatia

M

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

6.7

58'

M

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

M

Phil Foden 47.England

6.6

76'

Manchester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson, Stefan Ortega (6.4), Rico Lewis (6.5), Abdukodir Khusanov (6.5), Rúben Dias (6.8), Joško Gvardiol (7.1), Nico González (6.5), İlkay Gündoğan (7.2), Sávio (6.1), Omar Marmoush (8.1), Jérémy Doku (6.6) and Erling Haaland (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Bernardo Silva (6.7), Matheus Nunes, Phil Foden (6.6), Mateo Kovačić, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, Vitor Reis, Scott Carson and James McAtee.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: Sávio for Bernardo Silva (58′), Omar Marmoush for Kevin De Bruyne (86′) and Bernardo Silva for Phil Foden (76′).

Player of the match: Omar Marmoush​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Omar Marmoush.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion

G

Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands

6.2

90'

D

Jack Hinshelwood 41.England

6.7

D

Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana

D

Adam Webster 4.England

6.4

D

Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands

6.7

D

Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador

7.7

21'

M

Diego Gomez 25.Paraguay

7.3

75'

M

Georginio Rutter 14.France

6.1

75'

M

Yankuba Minteh 17.Gambia

6.7

83'

M

Carlos Baleba 20.Cameroon

6.8

87' 26'

M

Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan

6.7

83' 18'

F

João Pedro 9.Brazil

6.5

10'

Substitutes

G

Carl Rushworth 39.England

D

Eiran Joe Cashin 16.England

D

Jacob Slater 53.England

M

Brajan Gruda 8.Germany

6.7

83'

M

Mats Wieffer 27.Netherlands

6.5

87' 89'

M

Yasin Ayari 26.Sweden

6.6

75'

F

Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast

6.5

83'

F

Danny Welbeck 18.England

6.6

75'

Also Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Fabian Hürzeler played with: Bart Verbruggen (6.2), Tariq Lamptey, Jack Hinshelwood (6.7), Jan Paul van Hecke (6.7), Adam Webster (6.4), Pervis Estupiñán (7.7), Carlos Baleba (6.8), Diego Gomez (7.3), Yankuba Minteh (6.7), Georginio Rutter (6.1), Kaoru Mitoma (6.7) and João Pedro (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yasin Ayari (6.6), Brajan Gruda (6.7), Simon Adingra (6.5), Eiran Joe Cashin, Danny Welbeck (6.6), Mats Wieffer (6.5), Carl Rushworth, Jacob Slater and Joe Knight.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Carlos Baleba for Mats Wieffer (87′), Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck (75′), Diego Gomez for Yasin Ayari (75′), Yankuba Minteh for Brajan Gruda (83′) and Kaoru Mitoma for Simon Adingra (83′).

Player of the match: Pervis Estupiñán​

The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pervis Estupiñán.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• AFC Bournemouth – Brentford – 1-2
• Everton – West Ham United – 1-1
• Ipswich Town – Nottingham Forest – 2-4
• Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-2
• Southampton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2